Atletico Madrid 2 Real Sociedad 1: Last-gasp Griezmann winner cuts gap to Barca
Antoine Griezmann scored a dramatic winner with two minutes remaining as Atletico Madrid salvaged a 2-1 comeback victory over Real Sociedad in LaLiga.
The France international did not celebrate against his former club as Atletico continued their unbeaten start to the league season and closed the deficit to Barcelona to six points after the leaders drew 2-2 with Celta Vigo earlier on Saturday.
Willian Jose scored his seventh league goal of the season with a first-half penalty as Real threatened a shock victory.
But Filipe Luis responded after the break by netting for the first time since April as Atletico’s club-record beginning to a LaLiga campaign progressed to 14 matches without defeat.
An inspired goalkeeping performance from Geronimo Rulli looked like it would deny Atleti a winner until Griemzann bundled in from close range in the final moments, giving the in-form hosts a fifth win in six matches across all competitions.
Real sit seventh, 11 points behind Atletico, after a run of only one win in six league games
